This event was sponsored by the Council for National Policy, a secretive cabal of far-right groups that seeks to sculpt the Religious Right into a unified bloc. Although the event was not open to the media, Politico did some digging and reported that 25 organizations participated in the summit, among them Gary Bauer’s American Values, Ralph Reed’s Faith and Freedom Coalition, Americans United for Life, the Family Research Council, Focus on the Family and the National Organization for Marriage.

Representatives of various Tea Party groups and organizations affiliated with the Koch Brothers, millionaire businessmen who fund various far-right causes, were also on hand.